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Paraframe I

Like all eight knives in the Paraframe series, the Paraframe I is based on the same minimal frame-lock design. It’s a beautifully simple, open frame knife with a fine edge locking blade that is lightweight, easy to clean and opens effortlessly. Built with a smooth stainless steel handle and a clip for secure travel, the Paraframe I is everything that an everyday carry folder should be.

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Color:Grey

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Like the men and women who carry our gear, Gerber is Unstoppable. Decades of innovation and dedication have put us here. Renowned as a master of knives and tools, Gerber's problem-solving, life-saving products are designed with the unique needs of specific activities in mind. Today that includes much more than a blade.

From the Manufacturer

If Gerber had settled for making just one version of the Paraframe knife, people might have been content. Because this reputable example of frame lock design caught on admirably among knife lovers...making the Gerber Paraframe a mainstay of the industry. But we figured there's no merit in being stingy, so we worked up a total of eight versions. And the people were pleased. There is a simplicity to this knife that relates as much to function as it does to form. It's a breeze to open. The clip point blade configuration is ideal for cutting in close quarters. Openness rules the day where the handle is concerned—there's more air than metal—so it's quite lightweight and quite easy to keep clean. Clip a Paraframe into your pocket, and you're fully equipped to take care of business. Your only challenge is figuring out which one...

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Excellent after 2 days of normal use. Negative reviews seem to be from people not familiar with how to handle tools, especially sharp ones. This is a tool which can be adjusted to your particular tension requirements. One must have a Torx driver of the correct size to adjust the through bolt tension to the desired level for your personal needs. The blade will then open with the ease you desire. The placement of the open bolt is a bit close to the pivot bolt so I had to make the tension less than I would normally have, but it works well when I push the blade open with my thumbnail.

One review said they got their fingers into the "unprotected" blade. He must have "small hands". I'm 5'6" and my hands are not big, yet I have had no problems. I walked around with it much of the day just opening and closing it instead of fiddling with beads or similar. That was how I decided on the Torx setting. I also could not get my fingers in the way of the closed device.

From factory it is quite sharp. However, I will need to use it for a period of time before deciding if deserves a 5, or demoted to a 3.

Thus far, the WEIGHT and style are exactly what I want in a light but fully capable pocket knife. I have many knives as they are a hobby. If this holds an edge it will become my standard carry.

Bought this for hiking & sailing. I've owned several, and they're simple and robust. Never had any problems with it. Opens easily and locks open securely. Sharp, long lasting & low maintenance knife! I went serated for cutting ropes, it cuts through them quickly and efficiently. Carbon steel can be sharpened sharper than stainless steel. Lightweight frame. It would be nice if this had a notch for rope/seatbelt cutting even when folded, but for the price and weight, this is a superb pocket knife!

UPDATED JUNE 1, 2015 Now that this knife has spent some time in my pocket and seen three months of use I have upgraded my rating from 1 to 4 stars. The finish shows no wear at all on the blade or handle, with just a tiny bit on the belt/pocket clip, despite daily carry in a front pocket with coins. The edge has remained sharp with routine use opening boxes, letters and cutting various things. The thumb opening loosened slightly after my modification but not so much that you have to worry about it accidentally opening in your pocket. Occasionally a smaller coin will log between the blade and handle but is no big deal.

NOT FOR EVERY DAY CARRY OUT OF THE PACKAGE. What is the point of an EDC knife that is mechanically incapable of quickly opening with the flick of your thumb? Well that is how some Gerber engineer designed this little gem of frustration, with a small nub on the end of the spring/lock that fits into a corresponding hole on the butt of the blade.

This Nub-of-Death, which could delay or prevent quick and easy deployment in a defensive situation, is also a pain in the posterior to remove. I had to split a wooden shim in half, slide it through the frame and tap it into place to hold the spring/lock open, then with my smallest Dremel grinding wheel eradicate the little beastie. It immediately worked as intended but still needs a few weeks to break in.(I hope)

ON THE OTHER HAND....if you have all the time in the world to open the knife I must say it positively locks open, has a nice blade for day-to-day light duty tasks, looks badass, feels nice in the hand and has a great finish (at least so far it doesn't appear to scratch easily carried in a front jeans pocket with change/coins).

Pros: --This knife was pretty inexpensive; I won't cry if I lose this one and have to buy another. --It's attractive --It's lightweight: 2.81 oz (79.7g) according to my scale --It's unobtrusive: I don't feel it clipped to my back pocket even when seated in a car. (Unless I'm doing a lot of squirming around.) --It arrived quite sharp

Con: --Thumb studs are fairly pointless and maybe even counterproductive. They don't, in any way, facilitate opening or closing the knife. In fact they're more of a pain as they're the one part of the knife likely to dig into your butt while sitting and the rear one tends to bind up on your pocket when trying to clip or unclip the knife. They're just unnecessary. --The serrated part of the knife had burs on it when it arrived. Fortunately I had a Lansky Blade Medic in the same order and the burrs were quickly removed. --It arrived with a tiny nick on the cutout side of the blade. The nick is tiny, just about the size of a small needle's eye. It's not a problem for me, personally, but, even a cheap knife should be free of that kind've defect.

Overall, I'm glad I got the knife. It does what I want it to and, although, the cons were enough to knock off a star, they were not, at this price, enough to phase me all that much.

I'll be honest and say, right from the get-go, that I don't know much about pocket knives. I certainly didn't know how amazingly expensive they could get. I'm just looking for a knife to keep on my person to cut up apples and that sort of thing, maybe open a few boxes or suchlike. I don't think I'll be fighting bears or anything like that (at least it's never come up so far), furthermore, I may lose this thing. Much easier to part with 20 bucks than with 200.

Anyway, the knife. It opens and closes easily, although I need both hands for each operation. That's okay for me; you never need the element of surprise when cutting bits off of apples. It does, however, call into question the utility of the thumb studs. I have to use both hands to start the knife opening. Once I've overcome the initial resistance I could conceivably use my thumb to open the blade the rest of the way, but once you've used both hands to begin opening the knife, it's really just quickest to finish opening that way. Furthermore, the rear stud, as one review wrote, impedes the top of the clip (mind you, it could be that this also helps keep the knife in place once it's clipped to your pocket, but this seems unnecessary): I'll probably just remove it.

For my purposes it helps that the knife is fairly unobtrusive. I don't feel it at all once it's clipped on, even when I'm sitting in the car. That, to me is a bonus.